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From the fast-paced world of social media and data security, to the cutting-edge research on cancer and other complex diseases, computer scientists are hard at work writing programs to collect, store, protect, and analyze huge amounts of data. Readers will be introduced to the incredibly diverse and in-demand career options available to people with computer science expertise. Projected to be one of the fastest-growing industries over the next 10 years, there's no better time to learning about becoming a computer scientist!--,Provided by publisher.